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Jessica St. Clair
Tonight’s recommendations for the best in New York City comedy (in chronological order, with top picks noted and shows over $10 marked with $) include:
[TOP PICK] stellar storyteller/stand-up Leslie Goshko (Manhattan Monologue Champion, host of Sideshow Goshko), Charles Star (host of Adult Education), and David Cope (co-host of Extra Fancy) performing stand-up comedy…and then being analyzed on stage!: Stand Up, Lie Down (7:30 pm),
Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell relating their YouTube-documented romantic adventures live on stage—possibly accompanied by visits from some of the gals—on Double Date Us (8:00 pm),
[TOP PICK] brilliant improvisors Tara Copeland and James Eason leading a semi-revival of legendary troupe Mother in this new Magnet show: Sleepover (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] [FREE] Jessica Delfino (immensely talented comic and raunchy singer/songwriter), Sean Patton (VH1, Just for Laughs Festival), Ali Wong (hilarious San Franciscan comic; The Onion), and more at a free weekly variety show in the East Village hosted by sharp dark comedy stand-up Jena Friedman: Entertaining the Bartender (8:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] acclaimed TV writer Laura Krafft (The Colbert Report), brilliant alt stand-up Dave Hill (King of Miami, HBO, The New York Times), and brilliant comedic storyteller & improvisor Chris Gethard (The Stepfathers, The Nights of Our Lives, Magic Box of Stories, Weird New York), performing improvised monologues at Three-Piece! (9:30 pm),
[TOP PICK] and two vibrant improv troupes, Death by Roo Roo and For Richard Stands, competing for audience laughs & votes at the raucous Cage Match (11:00 pm).
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